. >>> we are looking at two manatee calves getting much tlc. the newborn was found hungry and all alone over the summer. and then there's pilgrim, rehabbing after being hit by a boat. he broke a rib, which then tore a lung. keepers say he will be released back into the wild when his ribs heal. >> four, three, two, one -- >> the holiday season is officially underway in new york city. the lighting of the rockefeller center christmas tree, an 80-foot norway spruce that made it through superstorm sandy. 30,000 lights later t is serving as a powerful symbol. >>> time for your early reads, your local news making national headlines. the "new york times" reporting on a city cop who is now an internet hero. that is officer lawrence petrino leaning down to put a new pair of boots on a homeless man. the officer purchased them at a nearby shoe store after he realized the homeless man was barefoot and blistered. a passerby took the photo and mailed it to the new york police department who posted it on its facebook. the officer says he keeps the receipt for